Buick Rendezvous vs Lincoln MKX

The MKX costs less to run, by the official figures: about $220 a year less in New Zealand, $190 in Australia, £140 in the UK and $170 in the US.

Buick RendezvousLincoln MKX

Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

Buick RendezvousLincoln MKX

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$4,227
$4,004 (better)
Australia
$3,499
$3,312 (better)
United Kingdom
£2,568
£2,432 (better)
United States
$3,266
$3,093 (better)

Official figures

Uses
13.1 L/100km
12.4 L/100km (better)
UK
22 mpg
23 mpg (better)
US
18 mpg
19 mpg (better)
On a full tank
520 km
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Space

Seats
7
5
Boot
513 L
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Length
4,737 mm
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Weight
1,871 kg
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Engine

Engine
3.5 L V6 petrol
2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
Power
146 kW
186 kW (better)
Torque
289 Nm
373 Nm (better)
Gearbox
4-speed automatic
8-speed automatic
Drive
FWD
FWD

A typical year: New Zealand 11,000 km (Ministry of Transport's average for a light vehicle); Australia 11,100 km (ABS Survey of Motor Vehicle Use average); United Kingdom 11,265 km (DfT National Travel Survey average of about 7,000 miles); United States 21,726 km (FHWA average of about 13,500 miles). Real costs depend on how and where you drive. Work out a particular trip.

Rendezvous or MKX?

Which is cheaper to run, the Buick Rendezvous or the Lincoln MKX?

The Lincoln MKX: about $220 a year less in New Zealand, $190 in Australia, £140 in the UK and $170 in the US than the Buick Rendezvous at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Buick Rendezvous or the Lincoln MKX?

The Lincoln MKX, at 12.4 L/100km (23 mpg UK, 19 mpg US) to the Buick Rendezvous's 13.1 L/100km (22 mpg UK, 18 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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